RIAZUDDIN @ RAMESH Vs. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) On June 24, 1987 at about 1.30 AM an information was received at PS Alipur recorded vide DD No.45 -B from Mohd.Rafiq informing that his daughter Shehnaaz has been murdered by her husband Riazuddin and an officer be sent at the spot. This information was given by Mohd.Rafiq as Mushtaaq, Bhoole Ram (PW -14), Ram Nakshattar (PW -7) and Chander had come to his house at Jahangir Puri at about 1.00 AM on June 24, 1987 and awakened him informing that his daughter had been killed by her husband and in -laws i.e. Riazuddin, Hamid Ali, Chahat Ali and Kasturi. When they reached the house of the accused persons Kasturi was present, however neither Shehnaaz nor Riazuddin nor Hamid Ali nor Chahat Ali were present. The Police party searched the area near the house and towards the south of the village in between two brick kilns they found a freshly dug earth at about 6.00 AM on June 24, 1987. On digging the earth they noticed a gunny bag on which Inspector Kishan Singh PW -20 stopped the proceedings and left to Tis -Hazari to inform the local Magistrate and the SDM. Inspector Kishan Singh returned with Shri Aashutosh PW -22 to the village and the sack was pulled out from the pit. On opening the same it was found to contain headless body of a female having 5 bangles in the right arm, a thin chain with some beads on the neck and two rings in the toe fingers. Mohd.Rafiq (PW -8), Ansaar Ahmed (PW -2) and Mohd.Shabbir (PW -3) identified the body to be that of Shehnaaz from her bangles, rings, necklace and body structure.

(2.) Post -mortem of the body was conducted and Dr.Bharat Singh PW -9 found the following injuries:

(3.) On July 13, 1987 Riazuddin and Hamid Ali surrendered before the Court. On a Police remand being granted Riazuddin got recorded his disclosure statement Ex.PW -11/A disclosing that the head of Shehnaaz had been buried along with clothes at a distance of about 1 kilometre from the place where the body had been buried and pointed out to the place which had sunk due to rains. On removing the soil, part of head was seen. Inspector Kishan Singh obtained permission from the Magistrate concerned to disinter the head and thereafter Riazuddin was asked to dig the place shown by him. On digging, head of Shehnaaz with her salwar, kurta and chunni of pink colour were recovered from the pit. The head and clothes of Shehnaaz were identified by her father Mohd.Rafiq PW -8 and the head was sent for post -mortem.